21. Gates Of Heaven w/ Hoani Hotene

In today's episode I am joined by Hoani Hotene, he's a Wellington based comic and was the 2023 winner of NZ's Raw comedy competition, quite an achievement and I was delighted to have him on the show. Hoani brought with him the Errol Morris documentary Gates of Heaven, made in the 70s about people who own and operate pet cemetaries. I watched the doco the night before and we had a really fun and interesting discussion of about it, as well as Hoani's wider love of documentaries. If you're a cinephile or a docophile (?) this one's the pod for you!Follow Hoani Online:https://www.facebook.com/hoanithecomedianhttps://www.instagram.com/hoanihotene/https://www.tiktok.com/@hoanithacomedianWatch my full hour-long stand up special Ruddzilla for FREE on YouTube here!Fill out the Ruddle Me This! Survey HEREI'd love it if you could leave this podcast a review on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or GoodPods.Follow Taylor Online:YouTube, Tiktok, Instagram, or FacebookOr if you'd like to join the subreddit to discuss the show, visit r/ruddlemethis!Ruddle Me This! With Taylor Ruddle is an independently produced Kiwi podcast based in Christchurch, New Zealand where the host Taylor Ruddle, an Award winning stand up comedian chats to artists, comedians, performers and anybody else interesting in a long form, chilled out, cosy conversation. If you want to know what it's like to be an up and coming Stand Up Comedian, then this is the pod for you!Follow me online!Facebook | Instagram | YouTube | Tiktok | LinkTreeTickets for my 2026 tour Absolute Battler are now online at candocomedy.com/battler